Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News People ladle out bowls of taco soup, prepared by the Istre family. The children made desert, strawberry shortcake.

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Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Creg Istre, center, surrounded by his children, wife and parents brings a free home-cooked lunch to FaithWorks Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The Istre family donates food to the organization every Monday. On the menu that day: taco soup, strawberry shortcake and cornbread.

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Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News From left, Elvis and his wife Kay Istre, Samantha, Steele, Sterling and their parents Chelsa and Creg Istre bring lunch they all pitched in to prepare to FaithWorks.

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Eric J. Shelton/Reporter-News Members of the Abilene Police Department investigate an accident that occurred at MCG Drilling-Completing, LLC on Thursday morning when the truck hit a man, who later died, as it was backing up.

Eric J. Shelton/Reporter-News Roger Harris, left, talks to Taylor County Appraisal District's Chief Appraiser Richard Petree during Petree's retirement celebration, on Thursday, December 12, 2013. Petree retired from his position after 37 years of service.

Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News Inside the W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas in Thurber, Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013. The museum documents the rise and fall of a town that is no more.

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Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News From the steps of the W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, what used to be the town of Thurber is now bisected by Interstate 20, Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013.

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Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News The brick smoke stack is the only remnant of one of the town's two electricity plants in Thurber, Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013.

Joy Lewis/Reporter-News Homemade cookies of all sorts are placed into goody bags for Dyess airmen and women for the annual Cookie Drop.

Joy Lewis/Reporter-News Tech Sgt. Jicela Orr fills bags with freshly baked cookies of all varieties for the annual Cookie Drop Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Dyess Air Force Base. Three hundred dozen cookies are being delivered to more than 500 Air Force personnel Friday, December 13, 2013.

Joy Lewis/Reporter-News Andrea Gorsline sings along to the Mariah Carey version "All I want for Christmas is you," during a karaoke Christmas invitation to all ArtWalk participants Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Center for Contemporary Arts.

Joy Lewis/Reporter-News Leigh Harrison completes a painting Thursday, December 12, 2013 during ArtWalk downtown. Harrison traveled from Dallas to attend her first ArtWalk.

Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Potosi volunteer firefighters prepare to use the jaws of life during a disaster drill at TSTC Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.

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Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News TSTC EMT students Desiree Purtle, center, and Seth Wilson, right, rush to assist a volunteer victim in an overturned car from a simulated accident Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Three cars and a school bus full of volunteers with fake wounds were on the scene to provide a training opportunity for students. Volunteer firefighters from Potosi and Hamby came with the jaws of life.

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(Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News) Jim Ned band students march in and around H-E-B Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.

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Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Jim Ned band students march on a street in the Abilene State Assisted Living Center campus , and later performed for some residents Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.